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Mikaela Shiffrin v Petra Vlhova is the ultimate blockbuster event of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic games
There’s just something about snow and ice. There’s something about the frost, and the juxtaposition of tiny specks flying around against the backdrop of snow. There’s something magical about it, mesmeric.
Boxing, weightlifting and Modern Pentathlon dropped from Los Angeles 2028 initial programme
Boxing, weightlifting and Modern Pentathlon have been dropped from the initial programme for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games, but could yet be added. The International Olympic Committee approved a programme of 28 sports on Tuesday, with skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing all included in an Olympic programme that 'focuses on youth'.
Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics spotlight: Suzanne Schulting to clean up in short-track speed skating?
If medal forecasts are correct, short-track speed skater Suzanne Schulting is going to be the star of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, and no-one is going to come close to the number of gold medals she is going to win. If it sounds like a bold statement, she already has the stats to prove it.
Winter Olympics 2022 - Team GB's Bruce Mouat and Jen Dodds maintain perfect start in curling mixed doubles
Bruce Mouat and Jen Dodds continued Team GB's perfect start to curling at the Winter Olympics in Beijing by beating Canada 6-4 in their second round robin match. The reigning world champions have now dispatched with Pyeongchang 2018 gold medallist John Morris and his new partner Rachel Homan, having also seen off world bronze medallists Sweden.
Beijing 2022 - ‘I can still go a lot faster’ - How GB skater Cornelius Kersten went from brink of retirement to Olympics
Cornelius Kersten says he is pleased he listened to the “little voice” inside his head which told him not to retire from speed skating, as he prepares to make his Team GB debut at the Winter Olympics. The 27-year-old athlete, born to a British mother and Dutch father, was the first GB long track skater to be selected for a Games in 30 years — and he believes he can challenge the very best in Beijing and beyond. Ad/> But there have been moments where he has doubted whether he should continue.
India's Winter Olympic Contingent Covid-Free After Manager Found Negative In Retests
A day after testing positive for COVID-19, the manager of India's Winter Olympics contingent, Mohammad Abbas Wani, has returned negative results in two retests conducted in the last 24 hours, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) said on Thursday. Wani was found COVID-19 positive upon his arrival at the Beijing Airport here on Wednesday. IOA president Narinder Batra said the official has now returned negative in the last two tests.
Thomas Bach Says Controversial Beijing Olympics "Will Change Winter Sports"
The Beijing Olympics will "change the scale of winter sports forever", IOC president Thomas Bach said Thursday, on the eve of a Games beset by concerns about human rights and Covid. China's ruling Communist Party hopes the Olympics will be a soft-power success but they have been overshadowed by diplomatic boycotts, fears for tennis player Peng Shuai's safety, warnings about surveillance and the environmental impact. The Games, which launch with an opening ceremony on Friday at Beijing's "Bird's Nest" stadium and last until February 20, are taking place in one of the driest regions of China and rely almost entirely on man-made snow.